My background integrates institutional leadership with a personal arts practice. Earning a BFA as a non-traditional student solidified my commitment to the field after years of administrative and entrepreneurial work. This perspective allows me to bridge the gap between being a working artist and working in the arts.
Over the next decade, I served in various leadership capacities, ultimately as Executive Director of Sawtooth School for Visual Art. During the unprecedented challenges of 2020, I launched the 'Safe Reboot' of Sawtooth, a strategic initiative that allowed our community to safely return to their practice.
These experiences reinforce my belief that art is a vital tool for collective resilience.
PROFESSIONAL Retired from Arts Management
Sawtooth School for Visual Art Winston-Salem, NC
Executive Director | 2019 – 2023
Served as Interim Executive Director, VP of Innovation, Graphics/Textile/Special Projects Director
SPECIAL PROJECTS AND CURATION
Artists on Art | Creator & Host
Produced and led a conversational series featuring prominent artists and curators including Michael Sherrill, Endia Beal, Susan Rostow, Bill Fick, and Cora Fisher exploring the pivotal moments that define a creative practice.
Curation
2019 Unpacking Leo Morrissey Sawtooth School for Visual Art Co Curation with Paul Bright
2015 Tom Suomalainen | Weston Hammond Sawtooth School for Visual Art
Grace Center Gallery 2000 - 2007 Director/Curator
EXHIBITIONS2019 Salem College Alum Exhibition Elberson Fine Arts Center WS, NC
2018 Sawtooth Directors Invitational Sawtooth School for Visual Art WS, NC
2018 Bound and Unbound International Juried Altered Book Exhibit. Vermillion, SD
2018 Associated Artists 54th National Juried Art Exhibition Milton Rhodes Center WS, NC Honorable Mention
2016 Art and Wellness Exhibition Sawtooth School for Visual Art WS, NC
2016 The Local Group Exhibition Brooklyn, NY
2015 Dimensions Juried Exhibition Milton Rhodes Center WS, NC
2014 Vivian Beer and Company Sawtooth School for Visual Art WS, NC
2013 Nine Thesis Exhibition Elberson Fine Arts Center WS, NC
2012 Sawtooth Faculty Exhibition Sawtooth School for Visual Art WS, NC
2012 Mother/Daughter Exhibition Bernardins WS, NC
2011 9th Annual Juried Exhibition Grace Center Asheville, NC
2007 Respite Solo Exhibition Grace Center Asheville, NC